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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1948
Page
5
The Navy set rules for organized reservists, tying draft exemption to satisfactory participation in drills with no more than 10 percent absences in a 48 drill year. Young volunteers may seek Naval Academy appointments if previously deferred, while Army reserve rules differ with 35 periods per year needed for exemption.
Local drive-in Grandma's Favorite Freeze opens at East Anaheim and Ximeno streets near Recreation, inviting residents of Long Beach to visit. The site features a large, well lit parking lot for customers to park and dine in the rear. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ross are associated with the venture.
A United Nations report shows U S reconstruction aid to the world from July 1, 1945, to March 31, 1948, totaled 16.326 billion dollars in grants loans and credits excluding the ERP. It notes 468 million to the Soviet bloc and 1.457 billion to Soviet sphere nations with 77 percent non repayable.
London Aug 20 Dame Rosalind Paget aged 93 longtime nurse who worked with Florence Nightingale and was praised by Queen Victoria died yesterday at her Sussex home. She was regarded as Britain's oldest nurse and had a long career in social service improving nursing status and midwifery standards. Much of her work occurred in London's poorest slums.
Brookley Air Force Base crews collect handkerchiefs for Pilot Gale S Halverson in Germany. The Berlin drop mission supports Operations Vittles and Little Vittles to ease Russian blockade.
Youngstown patrolman Martin Krohn spotted an illegally parked car and found a large money bag with cash totaling 1204 in a fish carrying claim. He arrested two men and recovered the loot before supermarket owners learned of the robbery.
Pool Basement Nashville August 20. Mr and Mrs Charles Kemp, who have a site planned for a home, asked the city building inspector's office for guidance on learning to swim.
Mrs Ursula Lindner found a mailbag on a southside platform and carried it into the city. The lost and found service returned it to its destination, the station where she found it.
U S forecasters report clear skies over most of the nation with normal temperatures. The plains stay warm. Pierre South Dakota records a 24 hour high of 104. Cooler air moves eastward from the upper plains toward the Midwest and the mountains.
George H. Scragg of Cleveland reenacted the 65 mile over water flight from Cleveland to Cedar Point as part of Sandusky Day celebration. Scragg, national president of the Early Birds, completed the route in 33 minutes, aiming to match Curtiss’ 1910 water flight record of 1 hour 18 minutes.
Resuming production next month the historic Central Eureka mine in California’s Mother Lode country near Sutter Creek plans to restart gold mining activities. The site, long noted for its rich deposits, targets renewed output amid revival efforts.
The Civil Aeronautics Board and 16 major carriers discuss a 10 percent fare increase that would bring rates above six cents per mile, the highest in 15 years, and a potential end to in flight free meals costing about 11 million dollars annually. The CAB will continue study while noting broad acceptance among airlines.
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